Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-07-19
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
An fpilsne Of The Principal htnS Nov
Attracting Public Interest

Inc reduction Oh the publlc uSot 10
I June was about Sl5,000,00O.
4 The Genesta won the Jubilee yach
!, race. Time over course, IL days, II
:, hours and 50 minutes.
. Several persons were killed ano
!. much damage done by the explosion
!, OF an acid retort at Manchester, Eng.
/. Three brothers named Moflett. aged
1 Il, 10 and IL years, were drowned
while in bathing in Burnt river, near
Feneion Falls, Ont.
. An explosion in the mine OF the
/, Susquehanna Coal Company at
Wilkesbarre, Pa, killed four men and
! fatally injured three others,
|, During the temporary absence OF
/ Mrs. August Belder, OF pittsburg, three
of her children were fatally burned by
an explosion OF can Of coal oil.
A fire at the Union Stock Yards,
Chicags, destroyed properly 10 the
value OF Fl ,2J0,0 900. About 1000 EN-
, ployes are thrown out OF employment
NJ. Murphy, Nationalist member OF
Parliament, has commenced proceed
ings against the captain OF Her Maj
esty's ship Shannon for seizing his
yacht in Bantry bay because she ear
ried green flag
Ten Brock, the famous thorough
bred, died at the home OF his owner at
Lexington, Ky. The cause Is thought
10 he apoplexy. The horse was IL
years old. His owner was offered x50,-
600 for him week previous,
/ A workingman in Holquin, Cuba,
as precauiion against smallpox, !
built Il coal fire before retiring for the 1
night, and placed thereon several 4
leaves of tobacco, the fumes from
which he had been told furnished ii
safeguard against the disease. The
next morning the man, his wife and 4
eight children, were dead suiiiocated
by coal gas.
An order has been issued from the
War Department, by direction of the
President, restoring 10 the army Mai
Benz. +. Runkle, retired, who was
dropped upon judgment OF the Court
OF Claims. His judgment was re-
versed by the United States Supreme
Court, May ~ He viii be borne on
the rolls as never having been legally !
separated from the army.
News Of wholesale slaughter comes
from Ringgold, Ga. Two farmers
named Dennis and Clark quarreled
over the result OF lawsuit, and Den /
mis-, to save his life, thrust his knife :
into Clark's throat Clark's aged
father and brother, who witnessed the /,
fight, then attacked Dennis, each
armed with club Dennis stabbed
the brother in the breast, intlicting n
fatal wound, and turning plunged the
knife into the elder Clark heart. leay
ing 1t sticking there, Dennis then fled.
AT Victoria. b. c., in the libel suit
oil Walkem VI. Higgins, the plaintiff
being the late premier, and now Judge
OF the supreme Court OF British Col /
umbia, and the defendant the late .
publisher and proprietor of the Colo
INST newspaper, the jury awarded g, 800
damages. The case will be appealed
10 the divisional court, and il pecessary
carried 10 the Supreme Court OF Can
ada. The libel consisted in reproduc- /
ing certain sworn evidence, which was I
commented ON unfavorably 10 the
plaintiff.
Fire broke out in tenement house (
in Oxford street. London, and flames .
spread so rapidly that several inmates
were unable TO make their escape
Frightful scenes we're witnessed by the I
enormous crowds of people attracted
to the spot. One youth jumped from
the top story to the ground and was
instantly killed. His mother followed
striking upon the ratings in front of
the house, and rebounding on the
heads OF the crowd Another woman
appeared at the window holding child
in her arms. A moment later she fell
backwards into the blaze. Her char
red remains were afterwards found.
Recent advices from Honolulu are
to the effect that the Chinese residents
OF the Sandwich Islands have offered
reward for King kalakau's head Ii
appears that the King sold the exclu.
slve license to sell opium, the privilege
OF which does not include the duty
collected by The Government for S75,.
ooO 10 syndicate OF Chinese, and that
the cash was paid in advance, the priv
llege TO extend for two years. Some. !
how a similar privilege of exclusive
night to import opium was sold to one
rich Chlnaman. who was a student at
Yale College. II is also said that the
white residents OF the islands are arm, Z,
ing themselves to protect their inter
ests IN the event oil a general riot.
\ special from Wichita, Kan. saws :
n, Is. Bird, with his wife and daughter
l'otsa, has arrived in this city and re. =
lales terrible story Of wrong and suf- q
ering endured while confined in The I
prison at Del Ncrte, in Old Mexico :
asst winter. Bird was manager of an !
opera company touring in that coun.
ny, and while playing in Del Norte
ne entire company were arrested on a
ilmsy pretext and thrown into the 0
anne PRISON where Editor Cutting was c
They were denied hearing Il
" trial and were not even allowed ~ :
ee or converse with Americans. though !,
eVeral tried to see them. While they q
we're confined four members Of the b
'ompany died OF smallpox, while all q
uttered priystions aud sickness &
-ately the company were released $
having lost all their wardrobes and mn. o
ieal instruments. Steps have been )!
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